RAY NORWOOD Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Todays update. Earlier I showed you how I cut the sleepers, Know I have stained the sleepers with Ronsel Wood Stain with a drop of metallic silver in a tin container and gave a good stir. I then put few in the wood stain give them a stir then I picked them out with tweezers and spread them out on newspaper to dry, carried on till they are all done. This is what I have from what I have done yesterday. Still got more to stain. Inspection pits for the shed are in place. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 My God Ray no stopping you, you're like a beaver with that wood. looking very good mate and coming on so well, keep up the good work. Darren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Really coming on Ray, love shed layouts, really tempted to build one myself, keep the pictures coming mate nice to see how things develop... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Morning Ray, I agree with George, its progressing well and Shed Layouts give somewhere nice to show off your prized possessions. I exhibited West Shed last weekend in Ex SR BR with a selection of Bulleids etc. and I also have some Midland stock so I can ring the changes. I went to the Weston on Trent show with BR Blue Sound Western Region Diesels. This should be a real crowd pleaser at Shows mate, well done so far. EDIT = Just realised I totally missed Page 2, so just caught up again. Edited December 17, 2015 by Andrew P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Made a start on building the track work, threading the chairs onto the rail is very time consuming and tedious, the first rail I followed the templot plan and the second rail I used my gauges. The point I followed the C&L instructions that I downloaded from there website, I have an old couch bogie I use to check the clearances but first I checked the back to backs on the wheels. I have done this on Yard Shunter when I built the track work on that. Here is the track gauges I used and the old set of wheels Just two rails to put down and the shed roads done but I run out of chairs, that was 1000 chairs gone on this little bit of track. (Roll on father Christmas) 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted December 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ray, looking great! Your photos don't do it justice. Looks so much better in real life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hello Ray, Must say that track is really looking great mate, watching with interest as usual... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hi Richard. Thanks for your comment, hand built track looks so much better, worth the Evert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hi George. Thank you for your comment George. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Feltham Road MPD has got it's first Exhibition in August 2016 at Minehead, but it will be work in progress. Edited December 23, 2015 by RAY NORWOOD 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Long way to go Ray if you leave any tools behind, hahhahah. I must admit I do like to see Work in Progress Layouts at Shows and I think there should be more of them. At our Clubs open Days, its ALWAYS work in progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Feltham Road MPD has got it's first Exhibition in August 2016 at Minehead, but it will be work in progress. I'll have to check to see if my time in Devon coincides with the show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The layouts looking great, Merry christmas to you and your family... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 The layouts looking great, Merry christmas to you and your family...thanks George. Have a merry Christmas yourself and your family Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 I'll have to check to see if my time in Devon coincides with the show. I'm sure you will find the time to come to somerset to see Feltham Road MPD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 I got 1000 chairs for Christmas to carry on with the track work 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Todays Update Been doing some work on the track again, all the track work into the shed has been done and know working on the exit road and the coal wagon siding for the coaling stage, there are two points along here. Still got the check rails and switch blades to do. Its a pains taking job threading all the chairs on the rails. This rail is to go from the turntable to the point on the exit road, there are fifty three chairs, and the red cable is the dropper to go onto the bus wire soldered under the rail so it will be hidden. Here is the two half finished points. Here is the coal wagon siding for the coaling stage. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted December 31, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2015 Looking great Ray! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ray, wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thank you Duncan. Wishing a happy new year as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Hi Ray Looking very good mate and coming on so well, you can never beat hand built track looks so much better than Peco track. Keep up the good work mate. Darren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Hi Darren Thanks for your comment Darren. Peco track is HO scale, that is why hand built track looks better and Peco do not do bullhead rail. Edited January 3, 2016 by RAY NORWOOD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Todays Update. I have finished building the track work. I have to do the blade stretchers for the points, they are from Ambis Engineering, and do the droppers for the frogs. Just have to do the fiddle yard. Here some pics of the track. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 4, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2016 Ray I will be interested to see how you get on fitting the Ambis stretchers, as I have struggled when I have attempted to fit them. SS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Ray I will be interested to see how you get on fitting the Ambis stretchers, as I have struggled when I have attempted to fit them. SS Hi SS Yes they are very fiddly with big fingers. This is what I have done this morning. I used plasticard for the bar and super glued to the Ambis Stretchers, I also got brass wire to link up to the point motor. I used tweezers to hold the stretcher up so I can solder to the point blades, got to be quick with the iron. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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